Coleman was born to Elliot D. Coleman and the former Lou Ellen Pollard on the Live Oak Plantation in [[rural]] Waterproof in southern Tensas Parish. He was educated in the Waterproof public schools.,<ref name=lahist/> which have since closed. Youngsters in Tensas Parish now attend school in the [[county seat|parish seat]] of [[St. Joseph, Louisiana|St. Joseph]].
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Coleman was born to Elliot D. Coleman and the former Lou Ellen Pollard on the Live Oak Plantation in [[rural]] Waterproof in southern Tensas Parish. He was educated in the Waterproof public schools.,<ref name=lahist/> which have since closed. Youngsters in Tensas Parish now attend school in the [[county seat|parish seat]] of St. Joseph.